The right amount of fruits for a fitter life
Posted on: 23/Jan/2019 7:19:56 PM
Right from childhood, we are taught that having an apple every day can keep you healthy. It is said an apple a day keeps the doctor away. We have been believing that eating at least 5 servings of vegetables is essential to stay healthy in our life.
Yes, of course, eating 5 servings of fruits is a healthy thing to do, but this can be escalated to the next level and made even more beneficial for you. According to what the World Health Organization has to say, you will have a drastic betterment in your overall health by consuming 10 portions of fruits or vegetables in a day.
The Imperial College London had conducted a study and suggests that if we have at least 800 grams of fruits and vegetables daily which is double that of what is usually recommended, about 7.8 million premature deaths in the world can be prevented annually.
The study
About 95 various studies were researched on the whole. This counted to about 2 million people across the world. This included 43,000 heart patients, 47,000 stroke cases, and 81,000 cardiovascular cases, and 1,12,000 cancer cases and about 94,000 deaths.
The 10 part fruit meal
To start with, it may look humongous, but there are very simple and easy ways to achieve this as a regular habit.
The 10 part meal plan
In the beginning of your day, have a fresh, squeezed orange juice instead of any solid breakfast. Or you can have fresh fruits added to cereal serving you have for breakfast.
Get some broccoli or cauliflower roasted along with tomatoes using olive oil and cumin seeds. This can be had as lunch
For the afternoon snack, have a whole banana or an apple
For the evening hours, you can have a glass full of smoothie made using grapes and berries. This will not just quench your thirst, but your endless hunger pangs as well
Include a lot of greens for the dinner
And if you presume that taking multivitamin pills can replace your hard efforts of regularly eating fruits, there is a sad news you ought to know – the overall health benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables as a whole is very crucial. If you want all of its goodness, you ought to eat it as a whole meal rather than antioxidant or vitamin supplements.
The verdict
If you are unable to get accustomed to the 10 part fruit meal, worry not. It is okay to have a 5-portion fruits and vegetables which is still going to be good.
The lead author of this study states that the study aimed at the volume of fruits and vegetables needed for a person to achieve a healthy intake and keep oneself protected and keep diseases at bay. The study concludes stating that while 10 portion fruits is recommended, just 5 portion is going to be good to go too!
